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Lions Out Front, and Now Ponies for the Backyard
Mr. Biederman is an optimist and has faith that the carousel will resist maltreatment. ''There has been surprisingly little theft and vandalism in the park,'' he said, ''and we are of the belief that if you do something really nice for people, they won't mess it up.''
What About Those Other Iraq Deadlines?
What About Those Other Iraq Deadlines?
Op-Ed Contributor Leon E. Panetta is a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and a member of the Iraq Study Group.
With Japan's Premier in a Coma, Succession Moves Get Under Way
''This is not based on the Constitution, and it is a big problem that two people can decide the supreme authority of the state all by themselves, at their own discretion,'' said Naoto Kan, the policy director of the Democratic Party, Japan's leading opposition group. ''This has all occurred without witnesses.''
Electricity Prices in New York Are Not Too Low
The premium above-marginal cost that is being charged for electricity may not be sufficient to cover the costs you see as external to the market, but it does work to encourage conservation. Finding the right mix of policies to encourage the best use of our resources and achieve national goals is difficult enough without pretending that the price signals received by electricity consumers of investor-owned utilities affect the solution by being too low rather than too high. RICHARD S. BOWER Hanover, N.H., March 17, 1987 The writer, who is on the faculty of the Amos Tuck School of Dartmouth College, is a former New York Public Utility Commissioner.
A Mentor for Youths
ALLAN LUKS Executive Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City New York, April 3, 2001
Hernández Does It All, On the Mound And at the Plate
Hernández Does the Job on the Mound and at the Plate for Mets
BASEBALL
At Airport, Bombs Provide the Only Light
At Airport, Bombs Provide the Only Light
A NATION AT WAR: IN THE FIELD | MARCH TO BAGHDAD
Midnight in the Garden of Male and Female
’Peninsula of Lies’: Midnight in the Garden of Male and Female
Molly Haskell's most recent book was ''Holding My Own in No Man's Land: Women and Men and Film and Feminists.''
A Muse in Uniforms and Armor
EGOS & IDS
Corrections
He is the director of the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, a joint project of Rutgers University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Student Dies After Aiding In Research
The bronchoscopies were being performed as part of a study of lung and airway cells to determine the effects of smoking and air pollution.
Varity in 3d Offer For Fruehauf
COMPANY NEWS
Juvenile Gala, Very Animated
"I looked like Chicken Little in it and I thought I was the cat's meow," she said. "We bought it at a store in town where the proprietor stood at the door bowing and directing you to where you needed to go. I'd like to see Burt Tansky of Bergdorf Goodman doing that today." THE NIGHT
The Right Moment for Tender Summer Bulbs
IN THE GARDEN
A Meaty Drink
LONG ISLAND VINES
Do Transit Rail Cars Need U.S. Label?
"We have stumbled badly, frankly," Mr. Salci said. "We went too far too fast. We're going to have to spend the next couple of years digging out from this hole."
Giuliani Names His Panel To Monitor Art at Museums
Lester Wallman, lawyer, Wallman Gasman & McKnight
Trade Secrets Of the 6-Legged Set
Trade Secrets of the 6-Legged Set
DESIGN DEBUT
Jackson Draws Crowds in Colorado On Eve of Showdown With Dukakis
Patrick Mulligan, a Denver lawyer, said he would support Jackson delegates Monday. ''But secretly,'' he said, ''I hope it's Dukakis for President and Jackson for Vice President.''
New York Has Long Known Plan for a Refuse I.
Although this project had the support of the United States Corps of Engineers as well as of many environmental agencies in both New York and New Jersey, it could never get the necessary top-level executive agency support from New York City and State to make it happen. Since we so admire everything Japanese, perhaps they can tell us how to get that done. RICHARD I. DONNER New York, March 10, 1988
Doctor Kills 2 and Wounds 6 in Spanish Hospital Rampage
Doctor Kills 2 and Wounds 6 in Spanish Hospital Rampage
He said that the four other victims were expected to recover.
Paid Notice: Deaths TANNENBERG, RENEE MNUCHIN
TANNENBERG -- Renee Mnuchin, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2005. Native of New York City and Scarsdale, NY; loving wife, mother, grandmother (Nana), sister, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt and friend. Funeral services will be held at 12:45, Monday, April 4, at ''The Riverside,'' 76th St and Amsterdam Ave. Donations may be made to the Department of Oncology, New York University Medical Center.
CURRENCY
Currency: Friday NY Close
Jollity in 'Candide'?
New York, March 31, 1997
Health Unit Bonds Yield Up to 7.70%
FINANCE/NEW ISSUES
RESULTS PLUS
Two Tied in Las Vegas: Florence Descampe of Belgium and Michelle McGann took advantage of greens softened by several days of rain to shoot five-under-par 67's and share the first-round lead in the Las Vegas L.P.G.A. International. (AP) TENNIS Arrese Defeats Lendl Top-seeded Ivan Lendl was upset by Jordi Arrese of Spain, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, in a quarterfinal match yesterday at the Estoril Open in Lisbon. Lendl, serving to stay in the match at 5-6 in the third set, made a series of unforced errors and finally lost to Arrese by sending a lob that landed just outside the baseline. Arrese will be part of an all-Spanish semifinal that includes the defending champion, Sergi Bruguera; Emilio Sanchez and Carlos Costa. (AP) SWIMMING World Record Set Kieren Perkins of Australia set a world record for the men's 400 meters freestyle last night at the Australian national swimming championships in Canberra, Australia. Perkins was timed in 3 minutes 46.47 seconds in the Australian Institute of Sport pool, shaving 0.48 seconds off the record set by Uwe Dassler, representing East Germany, at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Perkins also holds the world 800-meter record and the world 1,500-meter short-course record. (AP) BOWLING Ferraro Seeded First Dave Ferraro of Kingston, N.Y., grabbed the top spot for today's nationally televised stepladder finals of the Professional Bowlers Association Toyota Open in Sayville, L.I. He knocked down 10,029 pins. Danny Wiseman of Baltimore earned the second-seeded position with 9,990 pins. Del Ballard Jr., the defending champion from Richardson, Tex., totaled 9,987 pins to qualifying in the third spot. In fourth was Tom Baker of Buffalo (9,972) and fifth was Philip Ringener of Big Spring, Tex. (9,945).(AP)
Parking Rules
Alternate-side parking regulations will be suspended today for Orthodox Holy Thursday, tomorrow for Orthodox Good Friday and the seventh day of Passover, and Saturday for the eighth day of Passover.
Chasing Down the Best Buy
With age bias eliminated, the nameplates that finished on top were Lexus; a tie between Saturn and Infiniti; Mercedes-Benz, and a tie between Saab and Lincoln." ABOUT CARS
Easy Goer Is Back in Town and Ready to Roll
ON HORSE RACING
Refinery's Neighbors Count Sorrows, and Riches
Mrs. Rafferty and her husband, who is retired, have already found a small house they hope to buy in a nearby town. She said other elderly couples should be able to manage with the settlement money, but moving might be more difficult for younger families tied to jobs in Ponca City because there is no ready supply of cheap housing here.
Paid Notice: Deaths MCLAUGHLIN, STEPHEN
MCLAUGHLIN-Stephen. On April 2, 2002. Dear brother of Richard and brother-in-law of Ilona. Loving uncle of Beth, Adam and his wife Heather. Visitation Thursday 7-9 PM at ''The Riverside'', 76th St. and Amsterdam Avenue. Service on Friday 11 AM at St. Gregory's Church, 144 West 90 Street, NYC.
Rabbi's Followers In Fight at Hospital
The three men who were arrested, Yanki Prager, 21, and two brothers, Jack Hershkop, 21, and Aaron Hershkop, 17, all of Crown Heights, were released without bail, Sergeant Clifford said. He identified the injured man as Chaim Halberstam, 47.
Private Sector; Keeping Schweppes Bubbling
As for the kinds of acquisitions Cadbury might make once the deal with Coca-Cola becomes final, Mr. Sunderland offers few hints. Consolidating the independent bottlers in the United States is one priority, but he says he sees the fragmented global candy business as a bigger gold mine. ''I'm a great believer in serendipity,'' he said. ''It got me where I am today.''
Police Say Focus in Club Raids Was Crime, Not Gay Clientele
Police Say Focus in Club Raids Was Crime, Not Gay Clientele
Hearings in State Supreme Court have been scheduled today for Deep and View; tomorrow for Avalon and Steel Gym; and Thursday for Splash, Spirit and Speed.
U.S. Rules Out Using Force to Save Muslim Town
"We made Sarajevo real nice, but the rest of the place is going to pot," said one Western official.
Paid Notice: Deaths APFEL, BARNET L. (BUD)
APFEL--Barnet L. (Bud). Died April 1, 2004, in Sedona, AZ. Preceded in death by his first born son Ike on October 2, 1992, & his sister Rita Turret on March 30, 2004. Survived by his loving wife, Jane, & son Robert. We will miss him.
Comstock Group Inc reports earnings for Qtr to Dec 31
14,002,000
As an Injunction Ends in Englewood, an Era in School Desegregation Closes as Well
As Injunction Ends in Englewood, Era in School Desegregation Closes
Skeptics say proponents of a voluntary plan may be putting too much faith in a program that is highly selective, small and in its infancy. So far, the Academies program, which is open to all county students, has not attracted many white applicants from Englewood and Englewood Cliffs. Dr. Librera said his department would monitor progress at the school and would not hesitate to reimpose the injunction if necessary.
TETERBORO STUDY
BRIEFINGS: THE ENVIRONMENT
The Quest to Forget
The Quest to Forget
Robin Marantz Henig is the author of ''Pandora's Baby: How the First Test Tube Babies Sparked the Reproductive Revolution.''
Battery Reminder
Fire officials recommend using the time change twice a year, when daylight time starts and ends, as a reminder to change batteries in smoke alarms.
The Arts, Briefly
Sharon Osbourne and her daughter, Aimee, have withdrawn from a performance of ''The Vagina Monologues'' in London. A spokeswoman told The Associated Press that Aimee Osbourne, 21, flew with her mother to Los Angeles over the weekend for ''further treatment and rest,'' but gave no details.
POSTINGS: Age Will Be Served; The Terra-Cotta Decision
Vive la difference!
Abbott Ends at Zero on Day in Mid-40's
BASEBALL '93
Executive Pay: A Special Report; Two Pay Packages, Two Different Galaxies
Two Pay Packages, Two Different Galaxies
Mr. Munger said he thought the never-ending escalation in executive pay was bound to create a backlash. ''By the way, we believe in high pay for superior performance,'' he said. ''But if you let it go just crazy, people find it deeply offensive. It's terribly contrary to the wider civilization to have this stuff go on and on.''